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The privately held company, which is owned by German supermarket chain operator Aldi, was founded in Pasadena in 1967 and is headquartered in Monrovia.

The brothers relocated multiple times after the fire and are now settled in Monrovia with Warner’s former co-worker.

At a recent event at Black Cat Fables in Monrovia, Bane gave away more than 5,000 donated volumes.

“It was a normal day,” he began, twirling on the swivel chair in the Monrovia Marriott’s ADA suite where his family was staying 14 days after the fire.

The close-knit congregation currently has about 400 member families, most of whom live in the geographic area ranging from La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta to Monrovia and Arcadia.